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4. Press Esc to exit the program.
Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI RAID)
Use the SCSISelect Utility to add RAID levels 0 and 1 functionality to the SCSI
controller. This utility is part of the BIOS code in your server.
The integrated SCSI RAID feature (SCSI HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You
must enable the SCSI RAID feature and install the device drivers before you can
use it. The SCSI RAID configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are
available on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did
not come with your server, you can download the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec
HostRAID) Support CD from the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature
Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI RAID feature:
1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility appears, press
3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings
4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting; then, select HostRAID.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes.
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature
The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI RAID feature from
the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration on
your server. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the
configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to
view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.
See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD
for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature.
Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the SCSI
HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array on your server:
1. From the SCSISelect main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.
2. From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array.
3. Select RAID-1 when asked to select the RAID type.
4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
5. Select Create new RAID-1.
6. Type an identifier for the array.
7. Select Yes to create the array.
8. Press Esc to exit the utility.
9. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration: You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to view
information about the SCSI controller. From the list of available arrays, select an
array and press Enter. Press Esc to exit the utility.
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Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the
password.
and press Enter.
the array.
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